French presidential election

Vote casts during 2012 French presidential election follow an urban pattern. The map of the far-right party “Front national” (Marine Le Pen) emphasizes the prevalence of suburbs in the contribution to its good results.

The immigration rate at the municipal level is spatially non correlated to municipalities where the National Front scores: city centers have the greatest immigration rate and the lowest far-right votes, Paris in particular.

This observation is also valid regarding the “blank votes” map that underlines the prevalence of suburbs in the expression of an anti-establishment vote.